Historic Structures Report, Part I, Architectural Data: Jacob Whittemore House (Bldg. No. 3), Minute Man National Historical Park
Keune RV. 1963. Historic Structures Report, Part I, Architectural Data: Jacob Whittemore House (Bldg. No. 3), Minute Man National Historical Park. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This is the Architectural Data Section for the Historic Structures Report concerning the Jacob Wittemore House (Building No. 3) at Minute Man National Historical Park. It is one of the structures representative of a physical environment in which individuals connected with the events at the start of the American Revolution lived and worked. As such, it is an important element in restoring the historic scene. The Jacob Whittemore House is the only remaining historically significant building in the town of Lexington which will be within the proposed park boundaries, and it was the first historic structure in the park boundary to undergo a historical and architectural study by members of the park staff. It played no major role in the events of April 19, 1775 but stood as a witness to the events of that day. After the structure was acquired by the park in 1961, it served as the temporary lands acquisition office and the headquarters for the Historic American Buildings Survey summer student team. Research and architectural data on the structure was assembled in 1962. Minute Man National Historical Park protects 970 acres in and around the Massachusetts towns of Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord, commemorating the opening battle in the American Revolutionary War.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Keune, Russell
- Date of Issue
- 1963-01
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- MIMA , NER
- Keywords
- Jacob Wittemore, John Muzzey, Lexington, Lexington-Concord, Revolutionary War
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000929: Jacob Whittemore House